Terrestrial Brownbul

Phyllastrephus terrestris Swainson, 1837 — also called Terrestrial Bulbul, TEBR. Occurrence records of the Terrestrial Brownbul are shared on GBIF from around 88 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all iSimangaliso Wetland Park (1 485 records), in 5 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernPycnonotidae

88reserves with records

13 046records around them

5provinces

LCIUCN category

Terrestrial Brownbul (Phyllastrephus terrestris) — Photo: Alan Manson · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
iSimangaliso Wetland ParkProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	1 485
Iphithi Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	975
Springside Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	916
Settlers Park Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	834
Lower Guinea-Fowl TrailNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	833
DONKIN RESERVENature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	829
East London Coast Nature ReserveProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	794
Knysna National Lake AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	394
Wilderness National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	372
Pledge Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	370
Bonamanzi Game ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	355
Umhlanga LagoonProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	355
Nkomba Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	346
St. Lucia Game ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	303
Virginia Bush Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	216
Doreen clark nature reserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	213
Umdoni Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	208
Ferncliffe Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	206
Oribi GorgeProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	200
Empisini Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	168
Tsitsikamma National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	155
Tsitsikamma Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	EC Eastern Cape	155
Krantzkloof Natuire ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	151
Nahoon Estuary Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	119
Dassie TrailNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	118
Turtle Beaches / Coral Reefs of TongalandMarine protected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	116
Gonubie Mouth Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	EC Eastern Cape	115
Gonubie Bird Sanctuary NPOWildlife sanctuary	EC Eastern Cape	115
False Bay ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	108
Nyosi Wildlife ReservePrivate game reserve	EC Eastern Cape	103
Krantzkloof Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	89
Impeleshu Forest ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	81
Wellington ParkNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	81
Barberton Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	80
SANP Garden Of EdenNature reserve	WC Western Cape	63
Woodbush Forest ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	60
Goukamma Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	58
Steiltes nature reserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	57
Keurboomsrivier NatuurreservaatNature reserve	WC Western Cape	49
Sardinia Bay Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	EC Eastern Cape	45
Jubilee Creek Picnic SiteNature reserve	WC Western Cape	45
Plettenberg Bay Game ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	44
Kuschke Nature ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	41
Dumaneni ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	37
Island Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	34
Elephant Sanctuary Plettenberg Bay 🐘Wildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	34
Terry Fitzgerald Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	33
Maputaland Marine ReserveMarine protected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	31
Thohoyandou National Botanical GardenBotanical garden	LP Limpopo	28
Kenneth Stainbank Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	25
Kosi BayNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	25
Boosmansbos Wilderness AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	25
Mountainlands Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	24
Vernon Crookes Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	23
Ratombo Nature ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	23
St. Lucia Marine ReserveMarine protected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	21
Lourie Dam Local Authority Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	19
Brenton Blue Butterfly Special Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	18
Sodwana Bay National ParkNational park	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	18
Lekgalameetse Provincial ParkWildlife sanctuary	LP Limpopo	18

and 28 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

KwaZulu-Natal: 33 reserves
Eastern Cape: 28 reserves
Western Cape: 13 reserves
Limpopo: 9 reserves
Mpumalanga: 5 reserves

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Scientific name: Phyllastrephus terrestris
GBIF taxon: 2486094
Wikidata: Q909198

More of the Pycnonotidae family

Sombre Greenbul Common Bulbul Dark-capped Bulbul Cape Bulbul Yellow-bellied Greenbul African Red-eyed Bulbul Yellow-streaked Greenbul

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.